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AL West Battle: Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels will wrap up their four-game weekend series on Sunday night. The game will be featured on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. The Angels have taken two of the first three games in this series.

Ohtani Makes Return To Pitching

Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani will make his return to the pitching mound on Sunday night. Ohtani will be making just his 10th start of the season for the Angels after missing several months with an elbow strain. He has been impressive on the mound this season, going 4-1 with a 3.10 earned run average this season. Ohtani will face a tough challenge against a solid Astros lineup on Sunday night.

AndreltonSimmons and Justin Upton have started to produce for the Los Angeles Angels offense. Simmons blasted a two-run homer on Friday night that gave the Angels the victory. He has 138 hits to lead the team. Upton leads the team with 75 runs batted in and was the Angels biggest run producer during MikeTrout’s recent absence. Los Angeles has a solid offense that can challenge the Astros in this game.

Right-hander GerritCole will make the start for the Astros on Sunday night. Cole has been effective in his first season with the Astros. He is 12-5 with a 2.85 earned run average in his first season in the American League. Cole will hope to pitch the Astros to a series split on Sunday night.